I've got some scrapes on the front bumper and the painted section under the bumper, as well as some scratches on the doors on each side of my cruiser. I was thinking about trying rubbing compound to take them out, as I've heard it can do wonders, but I'm not sure just what it can do, or if it can do more harm than good.
Is there a risk that rubbing compound will tear up the paint more, rather than fixing a scratch?
How can you tell if a scratch is shallow enough that rubbing compound will take it out? (I assume it can't be into the paint, but how do you know if it's deeper than the clearcoat? The scratches appear white, but is that just clearcoat damage or is it primer showing through?)
Will compound take the scuffs off of the unpainted bumper area and the headlight lens as well? (Just a bit on the headlight, but it has some yellow paint in the scuffs, so I want to get that out.)
I guess my main worry is that I'm going to make things worse and end up effectively sanding the paint right off of the car rather than removing scratches...
